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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Good morning everyone! I hope your holiday season is going well for you so far; Christmas is in full swing over here at our house, and the new favorite activity of my two little daughters is rearranging all the ornaments on our tree, haha. :) After this post I'll be taking a break until the new year. If you send emails to the blog account in the next couple weeks, I might be able to respond, but it's more likely you'll get a response in January. With that said, let's move onto today's fantastic quiet book!

Today's quiet book was made by Megan, as a Christmas gift for her friend's three little girls. She plans to add more pages in the future for their birthdays and future holidays, which is such a cool idea! The pages she started off with are great. She has a rice bag "I Spy" page, a colorful zipper page, a ballet shoe lace-up page, a Rapunzel tower page where you can braid Rapunzel's hair, and an adorable dress up page where you can dress up a doll in different princess dresses. The dresses are so cute - she has Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Ah! Adorable! So, please enjoy Megan's quiet book.

Here's the dress up doll:

And her dresser full of clothes:

And all of her princess outfits!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.

Megan. I am a Kindergarten teacher turned stay at home mom of an almost 1 year old, who wishes there were more hours in the day for my sewing projects!

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My best friend has 3 daughters, ages 4.5 years, 2.5 years, and 4 months. This book is their Christmas gift, and I plan to add a page as each child's birthday and Christmas gift for the next several years.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Intermediate

How long did it take you?
I worked on it for an hour or 2 a night after bedtime. I was finished in 3 weeks, but didn't work on it every night. My best guess is 10-15 hours.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Hi everyone! I have something exciting to tell you - this is the 100th post on the Quiet Book Blog! Thank you to everyone who has shared their quiet book on the blog over the last couple of years; everyone's awesome books have made a truly wonderful collection of ideas and inspiration.

Today, for the 100th post, I wanted to share with you Stitch People. Once upon a time, my friend Lizzy started this amazing company where she creates custom cross-stitch family portraits.

Each family portrait is completely customized to your family. Here are some of the portraits she's done:

The description on her website for the DIY Stitch People Book is this:

"Do - It - Yourself Stitch People Book: Instructions &
Patterns for Designing and Stitching Your Very Own Stitch People
Portrait.

Order the Stitch People DIY "bible" filled with over 500,000
cross-stitch pattern combinations! Includes designs and patterns for
hairstyles, clothing, and dogs and cats of many breeds, as well as color
suggestions, illustrations and examples to help make your cross-stitch
family portrait look just right!

The physical book is 8.5"W x 11"H, and spiral bound for easy use. The E-Book and physical book are identical."

This book is awesome. Just check out a couple of the pages inside that help you stitch your own family portrait:

You can also share the giveaway on Facebook or Instagram for more entries - the more times you share, the more entries you'll get! The giveaway ends Sunday, December 8th at 11:59pm MST, and the winner will be announced Monday, December 9th.

Welcome to the Quiet Book Blog! Do you want to learn how to make a quiet book? You've come to the right place! This blog is meant to be a resource for you as you look for inspiration and instructions on how to make your own quiet book. It's also a place you can share your hard work when you're finished!